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George E. Arnold (1914-2007) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Upshur
County, W.Va., March
25, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; automobile
dealer; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 24th District, 1975-80.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans.
Died January
29, 2007 (age 92 years, 310
days).
Interment at Broad
Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Lightburn, W.Va.
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Richard P. Baylor (b. 1925) —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., May 1,
1925.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; served
in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; wholesale
beer distributor; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1977-82; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Marine
Corps League.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis W. Baylor and Birdie (McCreery) Baylor; married to Margaret
Clinebell. |
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Robert Lee Childers (b. 1918) —
also known as Robert L. Childers —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Cabell
County, W.Va., August
9, 1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1972,
1976;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1975-76, 1983-84, 1987-88
(11th District 1975-76, 13th District 1983-84, 1987-88); Adjutant
General of West Virginia, 1977-82.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert L. Childers and Effie (Adkins) Childers; married, May 2,
1958, to Billie Faye Nestor. |
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J. Paul England (b. 1920) —
of Pineville, Wyoming
County, W.Va.
Born in Hanover, Wyoming
County, W.Va., December
23, 1920.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Wyoming County, 1953-58,
1961-68; appointed 1961.
Baptist.
Member, Moose; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Blue
Key.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of B. Blaine England and Fannie (Lester) England; married, March
14, 1944, to Irene Cline. |
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Rush Floyd Farley (b. 1887) —
also known as Rush F. Farley —
of Delbarton, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born in Birch, Mingo
County, W.Va., March 6,
1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; physician;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1941-42.
Baptist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; Disabled American Veterans; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas B. Farley and Nancy (Pinson) Farley. |
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Charles Gilliam (b. 1929) —
of Logan, Logan
County, W.Va.
Born in Sandy Hook, Elliott
County, Ky., March
19, 1929.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; plumber;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates; elected 1970, 1972, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion; Moose; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives: Son
of Merida Gilliam and Esther (William) Gilliam; married, May 15,
1947, to Virginia Adkins. |
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Richard Herron (b. 1927) —
of Pughtown, Hancock
County, W.Va.
Born May 24,
1927.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Hancock County; elected
1952; defeated, 1954.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Member of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's 1947-48 expedition to the
South Pole.
Still living as of 1954.
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David A. Hess (1908-1994) —
of St.
Louis, Mo.; Ladue, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Born in Cameron, Marshall
County, W.Va., March
29, 1908.
Democrat. Gas and oil
dealer; member of Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis City 2nd District,
1933-42; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Missouri
state senate 2nd District, 1951-54; defeated in primary, 1954; real estate
developer.
Member, Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion.
Died, from complications of pneumonia,
in St. John's Mercy Medical
Center, Creve Coeur, St. Louis
County, Mo., January
31, 1994 (age 85 years, 308
days).
Interment at Valhalla
Cemetery, Bel-Nor, Mo.
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Mack C. Jarrell (b. 1926) —
of Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va.
Born in Ceredo, Wayne
County, W.Va., April
11, 1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; school
teacher; podiatrist;
member of West
Virginia state senate 5th District, 1985-88.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
National
Education Association; American
Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1988.
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Relatives: Son
of McClellan Jarrell and Gladys (Clarkson) Jarrell; married to Dr.
Betty Joan Morris. |
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Clarence Maupin Jones (b. 1890) —
also known as Casey M. Jones —
of Hinton, Summers
County, W.Va.
Born in Summers
County, W.Va., January
31, 1890.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; West Virginia
State Veterans Service Officer, 1926; candidate for U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 5th District, 1934, 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, August
24, 1929, to Helen Lake Bottimore. |
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1929 |
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James E. Maroney (b. 1899) —
of East Bank, Kanawha
County, W.Va.; Cabin Creek, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Shrewsbury, Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 5,
1899.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1951-52.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Sigma
Nu Phi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Joseph Maroney and Kathryn Lenore (McAuley) Maroney; married,
June
5, 1937, to Margaret Cecilia Dobson. |
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1951 |
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C. Donald Robertson (b. 1926) —
of Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., June 9,
1926.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Harrison County, 1957-60;
West
Virginia state attorney general, 1961-63.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Lions; Jaycees;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans.
Still living as of 1963.
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Relatives: Son
of Aubrey D. Robertson and Exie Mae (Frame) Robertson; married to
Shirley Anne Stotler. |
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Roland Savilla (b. 1916) —
also known as Joe Savilla —
of St. Albans, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Kanawha
County, W.Va., May 13,
1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; school
teacher; athletic
coach; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County; elected
1972; member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1975-78.
Christian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Civitan;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Reserve
Officers Association; Sons of
Italy.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony Savilla and Mary Ann (Contenta) Savilla; married, May 12,
1973, to Betty Jo Martin. |
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Harley Orrin Staggers (1907-1991) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va., August
3, 1907.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; Mineral
County Sheriff, 1937-41; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
II; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1949-81; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1960,
1972,
1976.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Disabled American Veterans; Amvets;
Farm
Bureau; Moose; Lions; Elks; Knights
of Pythias.
Died, in Sacred Heart Hospital,
Cumberland, Allegany
County, Md., August
20, 1991 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment a private or family graveyard, Mineral County, W.Va.
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Luke Edward Terry (1916-1998) —
also known as Luke E. Terry —
of Martinsburg, Berkeley
County, W.Va.
Born in Oneida, Scott
County, Tenn., August
21, 1916.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1957-58, 1971-76 (Berkeley
County 1957-58, 1st District 1971-74, 35th District 1975-76);
defeated, 1958.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Farm
Bureau; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Disabled American Veterans; American
Legion; National Rifle
Association; Elks; United
Commercial Travelers; Junior
Order; Rotary.
Died in Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., October
20, 1998 (age 82 years, 60
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery, Martinsburg, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Alvin C. Terry and Nellie (Smith) Terry; married to Elizabeth
Johnson. |
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